Seven month OS update.
Penultimate visit to the OS, last visit will be Aug supported by X rays.
Really nothing to report, very good outcome.
It's time to compare, I guess as best you can, the quantifiable difference between traditional surgery 2011 and ROSA robotic mid 2020!
Same surgeon. 9 years older, maybe I am lot smarter on how to manage.
Upon reflection I surmise the following:
Overall pain management regime superior, was it the drugs and regime or the ROSA I am not sure you could quantify;
Hospital stay longer this time, not the knee rather low BP, maybe 9 years comes into play;
ROM was always good my judgement is extension is about 2 deg better, possibly in the noise though;
Woodiness, or what my OS calls it, ROSA significantly better in fact the above the knee area, in way of quads is really flexible, pain free and you can poke all the way to the bone, my crude measure;
Muscle recovery and flexibility, particularly, lateral movements, much better, this is important as my muscle wastage was worse this time, age;
Post operative fatigue really hard to measure a difference, this is important as have been on beta blockers due to recent onset of AFib recently;
In summary am I comparing apples with artichokes? Not sure how you can tell.
The single important positive reason for ROSA is my surgery adds to the body of knowledge that will help the future maturation of this technology. When will see a 5 axis medical router preparing the bone for direct placement of the prothesis, not sure but I am confident it will happen.
All the best and this will be my last post unless a significant event presents.
Thanks Bonesmart for providing a real world body of knowledge that helps in real time.